Some Days I Drink My Coffee By The Grave Of William Blake is the 3rd single from Ensoulment, THE THE’s first studio album in a quarter-century.
Co-produced by Matt Johnson and Warne Livesey, the album is released on Cinéola/earMUSIC next Friday, September 6.
It is a song Matt Johnson had been trying to write for many years but never managed to finish – until last year. It belongs to the family of songs he has written about London, including Perfect, Flesh & Bones, Heartland, The Beat(en) Generation, Helpline Operator, Pillar Box Red and others.
“I have often drunk my coffee by the grave of William Blake – though these days there are actually two gravestones dedicated to him in the small dissenters’ cemetery that he was thrown into when he died. On and off over the last 40 years I have lived close by and have always found it an inspiring place to sit and meditate upon life. Nostalgia is part of the human condition and change is inevitable in our lives and in the world around us. Large capital cities such as London often amplify the sense of change, although one thing that never seems to change is the cynicism of those in power.” – Matt Johnson
